Strangest answerphone messages
I once worked for a Hoover repair dealer and for a few weeks we would arrive at work each Monday morning to find the answerphone full of Beatles songs. That was back in the days when some answer phones used normal audio tapes and didn’t turn off until the tape was full. We had a C90 in there. It’s weird to think someone went to all that trouble - and I still can’t imagine why. I mean, punk hadn’t been invented back then but I’m sure they could have found something less pleasant than the Beatles to annoy us with.
My own answerphone has had its fair share of bizarre messages over the years too. I once had a man leave detailed information about a fault on his washing machine. He left the address, and even instructions on how to find the house - but he ended it with, “Oh and I haven’t got any money but you can take payment in kind from the wife”. I think it was a wind up.
One of the most genuinely funny messages was from a dear old pensioner. It was back in the days when answerphones where new and she was clearly unfamiliar with them. She’d listened to my instructions to leave her name and telephone number and my promise to ring her back. Her message was, “Oh… hello? It’s Mrs *** here. I don’t have a phone at home, but the number of this telephone box is 0114….”
I’ve always wondered if she waited outside the telephone box for a return call, and if so for how long.
Written By Washerhelp on June 12th, 2007 with
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#1. June 20th, 2007, at 6:06 PM.
“Oh and I haven’t got any money but you can take payment in kind from the wife”. I think it was a wind up.”
You mean to say you never took up the offer (lol)